Hat pin and fastener.



S B. FRANKENFIELD.

HAT PIN AND FASTENER.

APPLIQATION FILED JULY 6. 1914.

1 11 17 0 Patented June 1, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CC).v PHOTO-LITHOU WASHINGTON, D C

SAMUEL B. FRANKENFIELD, OF STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT PIN AND FASTENER.

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Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed July 6, 1914. Serial No. 849,114.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that T, SAMUEL B. FRANKEN- rncnn, residing at Stroudsburg, in the county of Monroe and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Hat Pin and Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to hat pins and like devices, and it primarily has for its object to provide a combined pin and hat fastener of a simple and economical construction that may be readily applied to any of the ordinary styles of ladies hats, and which can be readily adjusted for firmly securing the hat in position without danger of injuring the head.

My invention also has for its purpose to provide a hat fastener in which the hair gripping means is fixedly held within the hat and which is adapted for being adjusted to the hair gripping or releasing position by a member that projects outside of the hat whose outer end terminates in an ornamental head portion, and which has the appearance of the ordinary hat pin.

With other objects in view that will hereinafter appear, my improved combined hat pin and fastener embodies the peculiar construction and novel arrangement of parts, set out in the following description, specifically pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view that illustrates my invention as applied for use, parts of the hat being broken away to more clearly illustrate the practical application of my invention. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan View of the hat with my invention applied, the hair gripping member being shown in the gripping position in full lines and in the released position in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the fastener, the bridge fastening clamp and the head of the pinlike member being shown removed from connection with the bridge member. Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line on Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the hair gripping member hereinafter referred to.

My invention, which is in the nature of a new article of manufacture, since it may be readily attached to any of the ordinary shapes of womens hats, essentially comprises a body portion, a hair gripper mounted thereon and an operating member for adjusting the gripper to move it into and grip the hair and to withdraw it from the hair and which is projected through the hat, as the shape of, and is adapted for being manipulated to fasten or loosen the hat like the ordinary hat pin.

The body portion 1 consists of a pair of side wires 10 that are suitably covered so as not to rust from head perspiration, and which are hemmed to the side edges of a light but stout cloth, preferably canvas, that forms the body portion proper and which, together with the wires in the edges thereof, is bent to an arch shape, to thereby form, as it were, when my device is applied for use, a bridge member in the top of the hat from which the hair gripping devices presently described, are suspended. The body or bridge member is held braced by cross clamps 2, four of which are preferably used, one at each end, and two at the crown portion of the said bridge member. The clamps 2, each consists of a flexible metal body whose outer ends are slitted, as at 20, to form two sets of clamping tongues 212-2, the outer ones 21 being adapted for being bent around their respective side wires and the inner ones 22 for being pushed through the hat and clenched thereon, as shown. the said tongues providing a simple and effective means for holding the bridge member to the proper shape when mounted within the hat and for conveniently attaching the bridge member to the hat.

3 designates a cross plate whose ends are slightly bent to firmly seat against the crown portion of the bridge member to which the said ends are fastened by the metal clips 30 that pass through apertures 31 in the ends of the cross plate and are clenched over the cloth of the bridge or body member.

4 designates the fastener or what I term the hair comb since it is adapted for being shoved into the hair and withdrawn from the hair like a hair comb and the said fastener in plan view is S-shaped, the gripping members 404O thereof being bent in a true circle relatively to the axial point 41, and the outer ends 42 of the said fingers are bent downwardly on a gradual incline from the body part l3 to thereby cause the said fingers to operate on the principle of a wood boring auger. The fastener 4 is fulcrumed on a stud pin 5 pendent from the cross plate 3 so as to rotate in the horizontal plane and one of the ends of the said fastener 4 has an ear 44; to which the flattened end 60 of an operating member 6 is connected.

The member 6, in practice, is slidably mounted in an apertured guide 35 on the bearing plate 3 and is thereby held for moving in the horizontal plane.

The operating member 6 is in the nature of a rod adapted for being projected through the side of the hat, and the outer end of the said member is threaded at 62 for receiving the ornamental cap 7, the said cap 7 and the projected end of the rod 6, in practice, havingthe appearance of the ordinary hat pin.

From theforegoing taken in connection with the drawing, the complete construction, the-manner in which my invention may be applied for use, and its advantages will be readily applied.

' 'In practice, the S-shaped fastener is formed of aluminum, or other flexible metal, and by reason thereof the penetrating fingers may be readily bent out by the user to fit any shape head. Furthermore, since the said fingers are adapted for being pushed into and pulled out of the hair like an ordinary comb, it follows that there is little or no danger of injuring the head in using my said fastener. 7

My combined hat fastener and pin devices may be readily applied to any of the ordinary forms of hats since all that is necessary to attach the same to the hat is to remove the ornamental cap 7 from the pinlike rod and then shove the latter through the hat from the inside. The fastening means proper are then secured to the hat by bending the central tongues 20 of the clamp members 2 through the hat and clenching them, as shown. To remove the entire device from the head, it is only necessary to detach the ornamental cap 7 from the pin member 6 andv turn back the clenched tongues of the clamps 20, after which the said device may be quickly pulled out of the hat.

What I claim is:

In a hat fastener, a bridge member consisting of a yieldable body bowed to lie within the crown of a hat with its ends adjacent to the rim of the hat, said ends adapted to be secured to the hat adjacent to the rim, a cross plate secured to said yieldable bridge member, said cross plate having its ends bent to engage the bridge member, said cross plate being of less length than the length of said bridge member, and a penetrating auger pivotally and pendently mounted on said cross plate, said auger having an ear, said cross plate having an apertured ear, and an operating rod secured to said auger ear and rojected through said apertured ear and adapted to project through the side of the hat crown to a position where it may be grasped by the operator.

SAMUEL B. FRANKENFIELD.

Witnesses:

A. ADELE Frssmn. FRANK B. MICHAELS.

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